Jamestown
First Permanent English Settlement in America
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SET-UP and SUBMISSION
FORMAT: Google Slides
TITLE OF DOCUMENT: Jamestown Project Core _
SUBMISSION: Share w/ Mrs. Godwin (kgodwin@harnettstudents.org)

THE PROJECT

SLIDE 1
TITLE SLIDE: JAMESTOWN: FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH COLONY IN AMERICA
SLIDE 2-3
IMPORTANT PEOPLE AT JAMESTOWN. TELL 3 IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT EACH PERSON IN BULLET FORM: JOHN SMITH, POCAHONTAS, JOHN ROLFE, LORD DE LA WARR (Use the 2nd paragraph)
SLIDE 4
THE STARVING TIME
Read the information in the link The Starving Time
Answering the following on Slide 4:
1. What were 3 problems the Jamestown Colonists faced (answers are in the first 2 paragraphs)?
2. Describe what life was like during the Starving Time. How did some colonists survive?
SLIDE 5
IF YOU FINISH EARLY THIS IS MANDATORY EXTRA CREDIT. HOWEVER, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME TO WORK ON IT IN CLASS YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO IT AT HOME. ALL EXTRA CREDIT IS DUE BY MONDAY 10/20. IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THE EXTRA CREDIT, YOU NEED TO SEND ME (MRS. GODWIN) AN EMAIL AND PUT IN THE SUBJECT LINE "EXTRA CREDIT" TO GET MY ATTENTION. IT WOULD ALSO BE A GOOD IDEA TO SPEAK TO ME AND TELL ME YOU TURNED IN EXTRA CREDIT.

CREATE A TIMELINE OF THE JAMESTOWN COLONY FROM THE TIME THE SETTLERS ARRIVE UNTIL AROUND 1619 WHEN THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES BEGINS TO MEET. INCLUDE IMPORTANT EVENTS/PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDING OF JAMESTOWN.